CityCo is The Manchester City Centre Management Company. We are a not-for-profit partnership dedicated to supporting the Manchester city centre business community.

Our focus is on keeping the city centre welcoming, thriving and strong. Through our various networks, we bring together over 1500 companies from small independent venues to major investors.

We represent the needs of businesses with public partners such as Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Police, Marketing Manchester, and many others. We report to a Board of influential business and civic leaders.

CityCo manages Manchester City Centre BID and is a delivery partner of Manchester Accommodation BID. We also deliver the Manchester Business Crime Reduction Partnership and administer the Manchester Pub and Club Network.

Via our Business Support Services, we provide advice and help around planning operations and projects. We link members and ensure the city’s public agencies are aware of what the private sector needs to thrive.

By bringing influential people together and providing expert guidance, our aim is to the make the city work for everyone.

Job Role: Senior Finance Assistant
Reporting to: Management Accountant
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Manchester city centre
Salary: c.£34K/annum

To APPLY:
Please send a CV and COVER LETTER explaining why you would be suitable for the role to: info@cityco.com

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
5pm, Friday 31st October. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

You will report directly to the Management Accountant to ensure the smooth operation of all finance matters for multiple business entities.

This position will take full and independent responsibility for all transactional accounting and reporting activity and so will require previous experience in a similar capacity, with the ability to manage output to ensure that strict time frames are met.

Responsibilities

• Effectively planning, organising, and managing own workload to ensure monthly financial processes are achieved in a timely and accurate manner
• Processing of purchase invoices with their respective purchase orders, ensuring invoices are accurately matched, recorded, signed off, coded and paid correctly
• Production of weekly creditors/payment reports, processing of bank payments, allocation of payments and reconciliation
• Weekly bank reconciliations
• Reconciliation of project and event expenditure
• Accurately raising and sending of sales invoices
• Preparation of monthly debtor statements
• Proactive credit control to ensure that outstanding amounts are settled within agreed terms
• Allocation of incoming payments to relevant accounts
• Assist in the production of month end reports and the preparation of spreadsheets
• Reconciliation and posting of credit card expenditure to the general ledger
• Liaising with suppliers and customers as required, building and maintaining strong relationships
• Support with Payroll processing occasionally as required
• Supporting with budgeting and recording of actual spend variances
• Assist the Management Accountant with month-end and year-end year preparation and procedures
• Other duties as reasonably required.

Required Experience

• Previous experience in a similar capacity with responsibility over all transactional accounting processes
• Experience of end-to-end Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger processes, Credit Control and Bank Reconciliations is essential
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work from own initiative to ensure effective time management
• The ability to effectively prioritise workloads to ensure that strict time deadlines can be achieved
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes of financial data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through professional communication
• Excellent computerised accounting skills – Advanced Excel and previous use of Sage 50
• A motivated approach to tasks and duties with a self-starter mentality
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience of working in a commercially confidential environment
• A customer focused approach and mentality
• A passion and desire to excel in an accounting career pathway
• AAT/ Degree qualifications are highly advantageous but not essential.

General Information

The role will be based at CityCo’s Head Office: St George’s House, Peter Street, Manchester, M2 3NQ.

During the probationary period the role will be based in the office for the working week, following probation hybrid working will be available.

CityCo benefits include Life Assurance (immediate cover). After the probationary period, benefits will include Private Healthcare, Pension Scheme, Salary Sacrifice for travel, and 27 days annual leave.

CityCo is an equal opportunities employer.

To APPLY:
Please send a CV and COVER LETTER explaining why you would be suitable for the role to: info@cityco.com

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
5pm, Friday 31st October. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.